Outages are being caused not only by heavy snow bringing down tree branches onto power lines, but also car accidents into utility poles. New Hampshire State Police already reported several accidents by Wednesday afternoon.

State Police add that 89 just north of Concord was one of the most dangerous roads to travel Wednesday night. As temperatures dropped, conditions worsened. Police responded to at least 15 cars off the road.

There were several four-wheel drive vehicles off the road and into the woods, other cars smashed into guard rails or just disabled on the side of the road. State police asked NECN to warn drivers that there is a slick coating of ice underneath the snow cover. No serious injuries were reported in any of these crashes.